The horror stories are flowing out of Sochi
-- as is the yellow water. Reporters and others are sharing their tales
about the appalling accommodations available in Sochi. Short version:
nothing is ready, everything's a wreck. Here's a bit:
And
now for your special bonus, a photo of a Russian woman who lives just
outside Sochi. (You can see the image here.) Don't you love the fashion sense of these Russians? I
snapped this during last night's TV news. This coat is a case of leisure piping gone mad. Russian fashion is typically 20 or 30 years out of date. And color is not allowed. Only black and grey, please.
It was actually a sad story. The woman lives in a town that has been obliterated by Sochi construction crews. The town's people are cut off from the only road out of town, their water is undrinkable and the land itself is poisoned. And though they've complained loudly, no one in the Russian government will respond to their concerns. After all, this is Russia.
The omens have spoken. This is going to be a tacky, dangerous, third world-style Olympics. I don't envy anyone who's attending the games. Poor babies!
PS: Don't turn on your electronics in Russia. I watched an NBC segment last night that showed how a computer or smartphone is hacked within one minute after it is turned on. Seriously. This is the Sochi Criminal Olympics. No one should bring a smart phone or computer into the country unless they want their finances ruined.
Russia: land of opportunity. Oy.
Stacy St. Clair of the Chicago Tribune was ready to take the Olympic torch to her place.Lookin' good, Puti. You sure knocked this one out of the park. Seriously, read the linked article. It's a nightmare.
“My hotel has no water,” she tweeted. “If restored, the front desk says, ‘do not use on your face because it contains something very dangerous.’”
She later tweeted a somewhat terrifying picture of two glasses filled with a urine-colored liquid.
It was actually a sad story. The woman lives in a town that has been obliterated by Sochi construction crews. The town's people are cut off from the only road out of town, their water is undrinkable and the land itself is poisoned. And though they've complained loudly, no one in the Russian government will respond to their concerns. After all, this is Russia.
The omens have spoken. This is going to be a tacky, dangerous, third world-style Olympics. I don't envy anyone who's attending the games. Poor babies!
PS: Don't turn on your electronics in Russia. I watched an NBC segment last night that showed how a computer or smartphone is hacked within one minute after it is turned on. Seriously. This is the Sochi Criminal Olympics. No one should bring a smart phone or computer into the country unless they want their finances ruined.
Russia: land of opportunity. Oy.
